Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Prospect Point Viewing Area
Niagara in Winter
Photographed By Don Morfe, October 18, 2001
1. Prospect Point Viewing Area Marker
Inscription.
Prospect Point Viewing Area. Niagara in Winter. Ice from Lake Erie flows over the falls and jams up the gorge below. An ice bridge is an accumulation of ice, which has frozen solid from shore to shore, and under which the river still flows.
In the past, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls were frequently reduced to a trickle when ice jammed up in the American Rapids. A few times both falls completely froze over! Since 1964, the installation of the ice boom, a barrier laid across Lake Erie, slows the amount of ice flowing down the falls.
Ice from Lake Erie flows over the falls and jams up the gorge below. An ice bridge is an accumulation of ice, which has frozen solid from shore to shore, and under which the river still flows.
In the past, the American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls were frequently reduced to a trickle when ice jammed up in the American Rapids. A few times both falls completely froze over! Since 1964, the installation of the ice boom, a barrier laid across Lake Erie, slows the amount of ice flowing down the falls.
Location. 43° 5.177′ N, 79° 4.117′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County. Marker can be reached from Robert Moses Parkway. The marker is at the rail over looking the American Falls. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Niagara Falls NY 14303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 14, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.